Normally, Hua Li wouldn't even dare to breathe loudly when facing Luo Shicheng.
Today, with threats and ultimatums, Hua Li is barely holding on by sheer willpower...
As soon as Luo Shicheng left, Hua Li collapsed onto the bed, her vision blurred with exhaustion from the tension.
My mom was amazing today!
Luo Yan, who listened to the whole thing with her eyes closed, almost jumped up and cheered.
However, it was too early to be happy. Luo Yan struggled to get out of bed, put on her shoes, and walked to Hua Li's bedside.
Hua Li was half-conscious with her eyes closed. Luo Yan quietly reached into Hua Li's pocket, took the IOU written by Liu Jingqiu, and hid it behind the radiator in the ward along with the gold bracelet.
He picked up the paper and pen that Luo Shicheng had left behind, wrote and drew on them, tore them off, folded them, and stuffed them into Hua Li's pocket.
Having done all this, Luo Yan staggered out the door.
The three-year-old's nose was so swollen that it almost covered his eyes, which made the medical staff feel sorry for him.
"Little girl, what are you doing?" the nurse asked Luo Yan as she approached.
Luo Yan said obediently, "Auntie, I want to call Grandpa."
Even though Liu Jingqiu wrote an IOU, it's not certain whether Hua Li will actually get the money. She needs to find someone to stand up for Hua Li, and of course, Sun Bailing, who helped them before, is the first choice.
The nurse took Luo Yan's little hand and led her to the doctor's office, where she told Dr. Li that Luo Yan wanted to make a phone call.
Dr. Li asked Luo Yan for her phone number.
Luo Yan had no idea.
However, since this was a military hospital, Luo Yan only gave Sun Bailing's name, and Dr. Li then asked the switchboard operator to transfer the call to Sun Bailing's office.
The phone rang for a long time but no one answered. Just as Dr. Li was about to hang up, the call was answered.
Dr. Li briefly explained the situation to the other party, who then asked her to give the phone to Luo Yan.
Luo Yan picked up the phone and called out to her grandfather in a sweet and gentle voice.
Chen Yuanshan felt a sweet warmth in his heart when he was addressed that way, but he regretted that he was too young.
“I am your Uncle Chen Yuanshan.”
Luo Yan was exasperated at having called the wrong person and quickly corrected herself.
"Dad Chen, can you help me find my grandpa?"
Chen Yuanshan was completely captivated by Luo Yan's address of him as "Daddy Chen".
Sun Bailing had a meeting in the afternoon, but when he got to the meeting room, he realized that he had left some documents in his office. Chen Yuanshan came back to retrieve the documents and just then received a phone call.
It was impossible for Sun Bailing to skip the meeting to see Luo Yan, but Chen Yuanshan could.
Chen Yuanshan told Luo Yan to go back to her ward and wait, then took the documents to Sun Bailing and told her about Luo Yan and her daughter's hospitalization.
Sun Bailing asked Chen Yuanshan to go and check on the situation first, and he would go after the meeting.
After contacting Chen Yuanshan, Luo Yan felt relieved. She politely thanked Dr. Li and Nurse Tian and obediently returned to her ward to wait.
In the short time Luo Yan was gone, Hua Li had already fallen into a deep sleep.
Luo Yan didn't have the strength to help Hua Li lie down properly, so she could only drag a pillow over and tuck it behind Hua Li's head, then pull the blanket over him.
After doing all that, Luo Yan was exhausted and lay back on her bed, falling into a deep sleep.
Luo Yan didn't know how long she had been asleep when she suddenly heard a noise in the ward. She peeked through a crack in her eyelids and saw that Liu Jingqiu had returned and was rummaging through Hua Li's pockets under the covers.
Liu Jingqiu took the folded letter out of Hua Li's pocket and unfolded it. Seeing the turtle drawn on it with her long face and willow-leaf eyebrows, Liu Jingqiu went berserk. She turned to Luo Yan and gritted her teeth, cursing, "You brat."
Liu Jingqiu walked to Luo Yan's bedside and began searching Luo Yan's body.
Luo Yan pretended to be asleep very successfully, and Liu Jingqiu did not realize that Luo Yan was awake at all.
Luo Yan was only wearing a dress, so there was nowhere to hide the IOU. Liu Jingqiu abandoned Luo Yan and searched the entire room.
After Luo Shicheng refused to pay for her, Liu Jingqiu returned, attempting to steal the IOU so that Hua Li would have no way to ask her for the money.
But the IOU had turned into a child's doodle, and Liu Jingqiu couldn't find it anywhere in the ward. She was furious.
"What are you doing here?" Chen Yuanshan pushed open the door and saw Liu Jingqiu rummaging through Luo Yan's pillow. Luo Yan was lying on the hospital bed with her blanket thrown on the floor. He questioned Liu Jingqiu sternly.
Liu Jingqiu was startled and immediately covered her mouth with her hand, feigning surprise.
"Comrade Chen, what brings you here?"
Before Chen Yuanshan could speak, Liu Jingqiu hurriedly walked towards the door, saying as she went.
"Take good care of Comrade Hua Li. Don't worry, I won't say anything."
As she spoke, Liu Jingqiu squeezed past Chen Yuanshan and ran quickly toward the stairwell.
Chen Yuanshan instantly guessed Liu Jingqiu's plan and shouted for a nurse.
Two nurses ran out when they heard this, and Chen Yuanshan pointed at Liu Jingqiu.
"Stop her."
Seeing Chen Yuanshan's military uniform, the nurse immediately went up to stop Liu Jingqiu.
Liu Jingqiu tried to run away, but a nurse who had heard the commotion came out and blocked her way.
Seeing that she couldn't escape, Liu Jingqiu angrily asked Chen Yuanshan, "What exactly do you want?"
Chen Yuanshan said sternly, "You're asking me? I should be asking you! What do you mean by 'I won't talk nonsense'? Huh? I'm here to visit Comrade Hua on orders from my superiors. What right do you have to talk nonsense?"
Liu Jingqiu snorted coldly, "You say the leader sent you, so who can prove it? Besides, you're a man and a woman alone together. I'm not making things up for your own good. You don't appreciate it, and now you're turning around and blaming me."
Chen Yuanshan had never seen such a sophistical person before, and said seriously.
"You wait here until the leader arrives and everything is explained before you leave."
Liu Jingqiu was wheeled into an empty ward by a nurse. Chen Yuanshan stood guard outside the door until Sun Bailing arrived before letting Liu Jingqiu out.
After listening to Chen Yuanshan's account, Sun Bailing gave Liu Jingqiu, who was standing by the door with her head down, a sharp look.
"I asked Chen Yuanshan to visit Luo Yan on my behalf. Comrade Liu Jingqiu, please feel free to tell me if you have any opinions."
Liu Jingqiu dared not have any objections and stammered, unable to give a coherent answer.
Sun Bailing snorted and walked to the ward where Hua Li and her daughter were. Behind him, Chen Yuanshan waved to Liu Jingqiu to follow.
Upon hearing the knock, Hua Li, who had just woken up, got out of bed and opened the door, only to be momentarily taken aback to see Sun Bailing.
"You, what brings you here?"
Hua Li hurriedly opened the door wide and invited Sun Bailing in.
Sun Bailing could tell from Hua Li's reaction that Hua Li did not know that Luo Yan had called him, so he told him what had happened and asked Hua Li why he was hospitalized.
Hua Li recounted in detail how Liu Jingqiu had come to her house to make a scene, demanding that she give up on getting her wages back, and how she had even knocked her down and injured Luo Yan. She also showed Sun Bailing the IOU written by Liu Jingqiu.
Sun Bailing read the IOU and returned it to Hua Li, but Hua Li pushed it back.
"I am an orphan with no power or resources. I beg the leader to help me."
If Luo Yan hadn't called Sun Bailing, Hua Li wouldn't have thought of asking for outside help. But her daughter helped her invite Sun Bailing over, so it would be really foolish of her not to take advantage of the situation.
Sun Bailing didn't stand on ceremony and put the IOU into his breast pocket.
"Okay, I'll keep this IOU for you for now, and I'll personally deliver it to you at 10 a.m. tomorrow..."
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